Its green and very ugly....

[Dmitry]

What's DF&S?

I think one big lesson is that whenever you buy rock (cured or not) always put it through the "super salty dip" procedure before adding it to your tank! Unless it's coming from someone's tank who you know didn't have one.

 

[jenniebutterfly]

doctor's foster and smith

 

[Josh]

I wouldn't be so quick to call it a mantis. I have seen some neon green shrimp hitchhiking in SPS. They are bright neon green all over, with dark black eyes that look translucent. Try and get a pic if you can, I know it sounds impossible, but these green shrimp are actually very rare and pretty cool too.

 

[DEEPWATER]

hey slama
srry to hear you got a preditor on the loss..
all this reading about mantis shrimp and click sonds in the tank and now im hearing things in my tank ,,lol
do your best to get him out ,and watch that little suxer they pack a punch
now i have to go look an count my fish and shrip

 

[Missy Johnson]

ronen - that's funny you say that. i was so paranoid when i set up my 55 gallon tank (being a newbie) that i 'made myself hear' a mantis shrimp. i went freaken nuts. i tried to isolate the rock from where the clicking was coming; and i pulled out quite a few and dipped them in freshwater. there were a few times i was 'sure' i had the right rock and i killed it. never found the damn thing - LOL!!!

 

[Dmitry]

Why Drs? I got my initial batch of live rock from them and hated them. All they sent me were some flat slabs. I was livid. But no hitchikers, it's true.

 

[DEEPWATER]

ronen - that's funny you say that. i was so paranoid when i set up my 55 gallon tank (being a newbie) that i 'made myself hear' a mantis shrimp. i went freaken nuts. i tried to isolate the rock from where the clicking was coming; and i pulled out quite a few and dipped them in freshwater. there were a few times i was 'sure' i had the right rock and i killed it. never found the damn thing - LOL!!!

plz i cant stop hearing clicking now ,,,,and in the rate im gonna be missing fish in my head ,create a imaginary shrimp now

 

[SlamaJama]

I GOT HIM!!!...my trap worked (thxs sean for tip) unfortuvnately he must have stuck himself cause he was DOA when i pull up trap...im so freakin happy hes out, it was mantis alright trying to attack everything....woot

 

[spykes]

mike your gonna keep him alive as a pet?

 

[jenniebutterfly]

oh that sucks that he died. are you sure? i really wanted him ok, well if anyone else gets another one, let me know. i am setting up a 15 gallon tall tank with mojano anemones so i need some pest anemones as well if anyone has any

 

[joseney21]

he said he died dave.
he was DOA

 

[Deanos]

mike your gonna keep him alive as a pet?

unfortuvnately he must have stuck himself cause he was DOA when i pull up trap...

Not unless SlamaJama has the power of resurrection.

 

[SlamaJama]

sowwy hun...he croaked himself...but not for nuthin..im glad hes outta thr1

 

[DEEPWATER]

die or alive ,,,what was the reward ,,,gld you got him out fast ,,keep that trap ,it sem it going to come handy for other MR member ,,and i hope not anytime soon and not at all in that case ,,but in other cases,,they want them ,,
i must say they are cool looking inverts ,,i saw one in 1000 islands ..awahile back ago ,but did realize what i saw in the tank ,since i would put it my tank ..it would have a 200 meal just in shrimp ,,
glad its out of your way .